| Slugs Prefer.....In 1987, Colorado State University
Entomology Professor Whitney Cranshaw had his students conduct a test for the beverage
most favored by local slugs: Here's the results of that experiment. Note Budweiser was chosen as the test standard and the number of slugs choosing bud represented one Bud Unit Kingsbury Malt Beverage was the winner! If you live out West look for Dr. Cranshaw's excellent book "Pests of the West." |
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| Beverage | Preference Rate |
| Bud Light | .89 |
| Budweiser | 1.00 |
| Coors | .56 |
| Coors Light | .79 |
| Fort Collins CO tap water | .06 |
| Gallo Pink Chablis | .09 |
| Kingsbury Malt Beverage | 1.14 |
| Michelob | 1.04 |
| Miller | .68 |
| Miller Lite | .57 |
| Old Milwaukee | .81 |
| Schaefer | .69 |
| Sugar-water and yeast | .57 |
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